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The Grand                       The Manuels

               Concourse                       River Trail                        THINGS TO SEE & DO
               The Grand Concourse is an       The Manuels River Trail
               award-winning integrated        meanders for over 5 kilometers
               walkway network spanning St.    along one of the oldest and
               John’s, Mount Pearl and Paradise.   stunningly picturesque river
                                                                                  THINGS TO SEE & DO
               Approximately 125 km in length,   valleys in eastern Newfoundland.
               the Grand Concourse links a     The main entrance is located
               series of rivers, lakes, ponds,   adjacent to the Manuels River
               parks, green spaces, historically   Hibernia Interpretation Centre

               significant areas, and memorials.   on Route 60, just west of
               Find the map online.            Manuels River bridge. The rocks
               www.grandconcourse.ca           along the Manuels River range
                                               are 500 to 600 million years old
                                               and are among the oldest rocks
                                               in the province. These rocks
                                               are remnants of the ancient
                                               African continental plate that
                                                collided with North America
                                                 400 million years ago.





































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